Stories from Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Eighth-ranked (1A) Harris-Lake Park fell to West Sioux in five sets at home Tuesday, Aug. 28 in War Eagle Conference volleyball action. The Wolves fell 25-21 and 25-22 in the first two sets before knotting the score at 2-2 with a 25-17 win in set three and a 25-13 win in set four. The comeback was stymied, however, as the Falcons took set five 15-5 to win the match...

Two days after falling to unranked West Sioux in five sets and dropping from No. 8 to No. 12 in the Class 1A Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union rankings, the Harris-Lake Park volleyball team earned a conference road victory over Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union on Thursday...

Editor's Note: This is the third installment of a weekly series previewing prep football in Dickinson County. Dickinson County teams went 2-1 again in Week 2 and will look to improve on that effort with several interesting match-ups in the third week of the football season. ...

I have often heard not to fish memories. When I look back however over my own fishing career, some of my greatest fishing memories involved trolling deep diving crankbaits over deep water. So many situations from mid-summer on where traditional live bait locations and tactics just got tougher. Situations where big fish were difficult to find until we put deep diving crank baits behind the boat and focused on deep contours or in some cases, suspended fish...

Labor Day 2018 has come and gone. When it comes to people who like to go fishing, for many of them, there are 2 switches that could get flipped at this time of the year. For some anglers, Labor Day flips that switch that says fishing season is over...

Every year, it seems like when Labor Day weekend hits, things really begin to ramp up, and our chances to enjoy our outdoor activities become really complicated! Four hunting seasons started this past weekend alone, let alone all of the other openers that will come over the next month or two. Water temperatures are beginning to drop, which should provide a jump-start for fall fishing. Add in work and the fact that school has started with all of its activities, and it becomes a really full slate!...

  The Lakers traveled to Council Bluffs this past weekend, as they squared off against two tough opponents. Snow College out of Utah and Northeastern Junior College out of Colorado.   The Lakers' first game took place on a very humid Saturday afternoon against Snow. ...

The Laker men’s soccer team moved to 2-0-1 on the season, after a 7-1 victory over Anoka-Ramsey Wednesday. Nicolas Likulia started the scoring for the Lakers in the 16th minute off a Connor Goldsworthy free kick. Fifteen minutes later Jamaican forward Jovanny Brown opened up his scoring campaign for the Lakers when he got on the end of a through ball from sophomore Levi Heholt. Brown would go on again to score four minutes later, giving him two on the day. The Lakers went into halftime up 3-0...

Iowa Lakes head volleyball coach Hunter Porter begins her second season with the Lakers. Porter has quickly put her stamp on the program, bringing in a strong freshmen class. This year, the Lakers take the court with a new look with 13 first-year students and only two returning sophomores...

Ben MaCrae is heading into his fifth year coaching the Iowa Lakes men’s soccer team. This year, the Lakers will return to the pitch with a roster of 37 players, including 13 sophomore returners, one transfer and 24 incoming first-year students. “We are currently not in the NJCAA D1 rankings but expect to be later this season," MaCrae said. "We are predicted to finish fifth in our conference (out of 11) by other coaches.”...

The 15th-ranked (3A) Spirit Lake volleyball team went 5-1 at a tournament hosted by Algona on Saturday. The Indians defeated No. 12 (2A) Lake Mills, Sioux Center, Algona and North Union, but fell to Webster City. Spirit Lake picked up a 2-1 win over Lake Mills in the premier matchup of the tournament...

Magan Christopherson and Lexi Duffy led the Okoboji girls to victory Thursday at the Pioneers' home invitational at Woodlyn Hills. The Pioneers, rated seventh in the latest Class 2A rankings, combined to edge previously ranked Emmetsburg 34-49. Christopherson, the seventh-ranked runner in Class 2A, finished in 21 minutes, 32.73 seconds to take top honors at the meet. Duffy, a freshman ranked 27th in the latest poll, followed in second place with her time of 22:15.17...

Northwood-Kensett ran 60 plays to Harris-Lake Park's 34 and outgained the Wolves 239 yards to −1 in a 26-0 shutout in Lake Park on Friday. The Wolves, who were coming off of a 34-12 win over North Iowa in the opening week of the season, could not get off the field against the Vikings' power rushing attack...

Coming off a thrilling road win over rival Spencer in the first week of the football season, Spirit Lake showed out in front of the hometown fans Friday night, as the Indians routed Forest City, 42-0. "I felt like we did a lot of positive things both offensively, defensively and on special teams," Spirit Lake coach Josh Bolluyt said. ...

It took a 16-0 first half and a ton of heart Friday night, as Okoboji picked up its first win of the football season with a 16-14 win over Sibley-Ocheyedan in the Pioneers' home-opener. "That game was all heart and very little head," Okoboji coach Jon Allen said. ...

U.S. Rep. Steve King said he had a "free-flowing" conversation with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue when the two met Aug. 29 at the Farm Progress Show in Boone. King called on Perdue and the Trump Administration to work with EPA acting administrator Andrew Wheeler to end small refinery "hardship" waivers that limit the amount of ethanol reaching consumers...

On Tuesday, Sept. 4, I gaveled in the beginning of a days-long hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to consider the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. It will be my 15th Supreme Court hearing as a member of the committee and my second leading the process as chairman. I’ve participated in the hearing of every sitting Supreme Court Justice, so I'd like to share some insight into how the process will unfold...

Spirit Lake Noon Kiwanis President Nate Johnson presents a check for $1,375 to Sherri Denoble to pay registration costs for 55 girls to join Girl Scouts. (Photo submitted)

Area residents can set their schedule for a few evenings in September. Clay County Fair officials hope special days and a variety of Grandstand acts offer something for everyone. Known as "The World’s Greatest County Fair" since 1917, the nine-day event attracts more than 325,000 guests each September for world-class entertainment, competition, food, fun and the largest farm machinery show at any fair in the United States...

Spirit Lake Police responded to a call for service at approximately 2:56 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, at a local business. A statement from the police department does not specify the location or business name. Upon arriving, the officer witnessed a suspect — later identified as Aaron Woodman of Stratford — flee in a 2011 Black Ford Taurus, and a vehicle pursuit began. ...